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[Verse 1]
You lean in at the bar
“Wanna hear a messed-up joke?”
That crooked grin already says
It’s not gonna land gentle
You drop the line
Get a laugh
From that one guy at the back
But the woman next to you
Goes quiet
Eyes like glass
[Chorus]
It’s only funny till it’s you
Till the punchline cuts straight through
You’re laughing at a stranger’s life
Someone’s sister
Someone’s wife
Words hit harder than you think they do
It’s only funny
Till it’s you
[Verse 2]
I see the gold on your hand
Same finger that snapped for the joke
Bet there’s a half-read message
Sitting on your partner’s phone
You say
“Lighten up
Come on
Everybody jokes like that”
But if they sang it ‘bout your home
Would you still laugh back?
[Chorus]
It’s only funny till it’s you
Till the punchline cuts straight through
You’re laughing at a stranger’s life
Someone’s sister
Someone’s wife
Words hit harder than you think they do
It’s only funny
Till it’s you
[Bridge]
What if she heard you
Right there
Right now
Would you keep that line
Or swallow it down?
Behind every cheap shot
There’s someone who bled
Not a setup
Not a sketch
Just a life you haven’t met
[Chorus]
It’s only funny till it’s you
Till the punchline cuts straight through
You’re laughing at a stranger’s life
Someone’s sister
Someone’s wife
Words hit harder than you think they do
It’s only funny
Till it’s you
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